Assistant Station Superintendent Range Station BS9491
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Job Location:
Stillwater, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 45000 - 60000
Posted on:
3 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Campus
OSU-Stillwater
Contact Name & Email
Chris Richards
Work Schedule
Monday through Friday 8:00am-5:00pm with occasional evenings and weekends.
Appointment Length
Regular Continuous/Until Further Notice
Hiring Range
$45000 - $60000
Salary
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants should submit: 1) a 1-2 page cover letter summarizing their experience and expertise related to the positions goals and required qualifications 2) resume 3) contact information for three references and 4) copy of college transcript showing degree conferral.
About this Position
Who We Are: The Field and Research Service Unit (FRSU) is a component of OSU Ag Research that has a mission to conduct research on agriculture natural resources rural economies and social issues to increase science-based knowledge and develop technology to improve the lives of Oklahomans.
The Field & Research Service Unit encompasses the infrastructure and local staff for field- and lab-based research experiments. Facilities include 21 research units with research stations that span the diverse environments across Oklahoma and the campus based Controlled Environmental Research Lab Stored Products Research Center multiple greenhouses and core lab facilities. For more information please visit: Information: This position requires a service attitude with strengths in teamwork professionalism and resource stewardship. General duties included overseeing the overall management care and maintenance of animals facilities and resources associated with the OSU Range Research Center located west of Stillwater Oklahoma to support research activities. This includes personel management financial management record keeping common farming activities livestock care (primarily cattle) specific research support activities maintenance repair and construction of equipment and equipment operation. Other duties are to be completed as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors in Agriculture or closely related field.
(degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date) Two years related experience. Work related experiences include but are not limited to: familiarity with livestock management forages range management prescribed fire natural resource management pulling livestock trailers equipment operations equipment repair some supervisory experience leadership roles workload management and basic research practices in agricultural or natural resources management.
- Certifications Registrations and/or Licenses:
Must possess and maintain valid drivers license. Must maintain a cell phone capable of communication with calls emails and text.
- Skills Proficiencies and/or Knowledge:
Must be dependable work independently and have a service attitude. Ability to effectively work with people supervise personnel good communication skills ability to provide clear directions. Ability to work with faculty staff technicians and graduate students of many departments within and outside DASNR as well as the public and visitors to the research station. Ability to assist in demonstrations of equipment animals and station research areas. Maintain stewardship of available resources.
Good mechanical aptitude required. Must have an eye for detail and implement a preventive maintenance program. Must be able to maintain make repairs and operate various research equipment including general agricultural equipment such as tractors skid loaders chain saws hay equipment and sprayers. Basic understanding of small engine operation carpentry plumbing and painting.
Demonstrated competency and effective use of computing and computer-based communications technology.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters in Animal Science/Range Science/Plant & Soil Science/Biosystems Engineering/ Agricultural Economics/Natural Resource and Environmental Sciences or closely related field.
Four years previous work-related experience to include operation of farm/ranch equipment and management of livestock range research projects and data. Experience in artificial insemination and pregnancy checking.
- Certifications Registrations and/or Licenses:
CDL Class A drivers license. An Oklahoma Ag Chemical Technical Service Applicators or Demonstration and Research license. Artificial insemination certification. Beef Quality Assurance Certification.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Customer Service
- Employee Evaluation
- Store Management Experience
- Algebra
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Profit & Loss
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Aviation Experience
- 3PL
